Gleanings — §269
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 269 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن اذکري ما ظهر من أُمّ الأشرف الّذي فدی نفسه في أرض الزّآء أَلَاإانّه في مقعد صدق عند مقتدر قدیر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Call thou to mind the behavior of As̱hraf’s mother, whose son laid down his life in the Land of Zá (Zanján). He, most certainly, is in the seat of truth, in the presence of One Who is the Most Powerful, the Almighty.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Call thou to mind”
remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: remember MegleaningsGWB §315: dwell upon themkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: expoundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: memoriestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: it appearedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §309: shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: literally fulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst reveal Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “noblest”, “most” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: honoredgleaningsGWB §641: His holy courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: conferrest the honortablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: honoured me with Thy footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: came to visitgleaningsGWB §357: the glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §109: a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: To have sacrificedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: be offered up forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: offered upfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: residentsgleaningsGWB §567: their own securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: person ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: swear by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldgleaningsGWB §582: and on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earthgleaningsGWB §650: the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: on
truth 64% truthfulness 16% applicable 5% uprightness 2% hath 2% manifest 2% truthful 2% sincerity 2% truly 2% absolute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: hath spoken the truthgleaningsGWB §451: a man of truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: dependentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: sinceregleaningsGWB §461: truthful
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
